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  • NASA’s SunRISE Mission Targets No Earlier Than Mid-2027 Launch

    An illustration shows three small cube-shaped satellites with extended solar panels and long wire antennas orbiting in space against a brightly glowing, hazy sun.

    NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission will launch no earlier than mid-2027. The heliophysics mission will hitch a ride on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as a rideshare with a payload sponsored by the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command.  The mission’s six toaster-oven-size […]

  • NASA’s SunRISE Mission Changes Launch Vehicle to SpaceX Falcon Heavy

    A box-shaped satellite with large solar panels orbits Earth in deep space, accompanied by several smaller, identical satellites trailing in the background against a starry sky with a bright sun.

    NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shifting from its original ride into space aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur vehicle. NASA will share updated launch timing in the near future. The heliophysics mission will fly as […]

  • NASA’s SunRISE SmallSats Ace Tests, Moving Closer to Launch

    At image left, two men in blue shirts behind computer screens in a glass-enclosed room look out at a small, box-shaped satellite, metallic with exposed wires and panels, that is resting on a table in the next room, where it is bathed in orange light.

    The small satellites passed a crucible of tests, ending with a simulation of the intense vibrations of launch. When the six tiny spacecraft of NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission settle into their orbits high above Earth after launching later this year, they’ll function as one giant radio dish to track the rumbles of radio bursts coming from deep within the Sun’s atmosphere, or corona. Those bursts are generated by solar energetic particle events that could in extreme […]

  • NASA’s SunRISE Set to Launch in 2026

    NASA's SunRISE satellites on the left and artist's concept on the right

    NASA is targeting a summer 2026 launch for its SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) mission. The heliophysics mission will launch as a rideshare aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket, sponsored by the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command. The SunRISE mission will study solar radio bursts and map the Sun’s magnetic […]

  • NASA’s SunRISE Mission Reviewing Launch Date, Names New Science Lead

    Six identical CubeSats arranged in a semi-circle on a reflective blue surface, with their solar panels deployed. Each small, boxy satellite is mounted on a black stand. The background is a smooth, light-colored wall, illuminated with a warm, bright light from the upper right, mimicking a sunrise.

    The team for NASA’s SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) is reviewing the mission’s launch date, with anticipated launch no earlier than September. The heliophysics mission is sharing a ride aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan-Centaur rocket carrying U.S. government payloads. The SunRISE mission consists of six toaster-size small satellites, or SmallSats, that will detect […]

  • NASA’s SunRISE Mission Studying Solar Particle Storms Moves Toward Launch

    An animation shows a mass of material eruption from the Sun and creating a burst of particles.

    NASA's SunRISE mission — short for the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment — passed a mission review on Sept. 8, 2021, moving the mission into its next phase. "SunRISE will detect and study eruptions of radio waves from the Sun that often precede major solar events containing high energy particle radiation," said Justin Kasper, SunRISE …